When we come to pray, when we come to Mass, the Lord gives us far more than we can ask or imagine. He gives us His very Self. He meets us personally, in an encounter that is far from frivolous and much wiser than despair. Jesus comes as a fire that we cannot manipulate; as a flame that frees from distorted notions that surround us, about masculinity or femininity, lies about marriage, chaste living and the dignity of every person.
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Olmsted's homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School
When Jesus responds to Martha in today’s Gospel, something disturbing occurs. His words catch her off guard; they are unexpected and unsettling.
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. April 19, 2019 In the Eastern European country of Lithuania, there is a place called the “Hill of Hope.” More than 50,000 crosses of all shapes and sizes occupy this site of less than an acre. Why [...]
Thirsting for Christ Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for the Chrism Mass. April 15, 2019 “You yourselves shall be named priests of the Lord, ministers of our God you shall be called. (Is 61:1ff)” “Ustedes seran llamados ‘sacerdotes del Senor’; ministros de nuestro Dios’ se les [...]
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent, celebrated with the Catholic Academy for Life Leadership. March 31, 2019 In December 1983, a man in a white cassock went to visit a man in a blue sweater, blue jeans, and white slippers from which the laces [...]
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent. March 17, 2019
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time. February 3, 2019 “Love does not rejoice over wrong-doing but rejoices with the truth.”
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for the Mass of Healing and Reconciliation for Survivors of Abuse and their Families December 11, 2018 “Comfort, give comfort to my people... Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her…guilt is expiated.”
Following is the prepared text from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s homily for Honor Your Mother and the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary Year of the Diocese of Phoenix December 8, 2018
